Xiao Yuan stuffed the silver note in his hand into Fang Xiyue's hand. His expression was arrogant, as if to say that with this silver note, they were even and that Fang Xiyue should not even think about coveting their young master.
Fang Xiyue gave a bitter smile. Being poor means being looked down upon everywhere. She didn't intend to do anything to Xiao Xiaolangjun, but no one would believe her.
She put away the silver note, turned around and left, saying, "Don't think of people as so despicable. I have no intention of doing anything to your young master."
[Don't be sad, host. Wait until you become rich and see if they still look down on you.]
Yuanbao felt indignant on behalf of its host, who had clearly done a good deed but was still looked down upon by a servant.
I'm not angry. What's there to be angry about? There's no need to get upset over someone else.
Fang Xiyue went straight into an alley where there was a family that built houses for others, and their craftsmanship was excellent.
She originally planned to just renovate the house, but now that she has received one hundred taels, she might as well rebuild the house, and not only rebuild, but also build a large brick and tile house.
Let those who think their family will be poor forever see how they gradually became wealthy.
Even though she has had a lot of bad luck over the years, she has never given up hope for life. She believes that one day the light will come for her Fang family.
Now that she's bound to the system, she believes the system can definitely help her realize this wish.
When Fang Xiyue arrived at the Zhou family's house, Zhou Sanniang was very polite in welcoming her inside, but Zhou Sanniang's husband, Zhou Zhaoshi, was very displeased with her.
"Hey Lady Fang, everyone knows your family is dirt poor. Are you trying to trick my mistress into building you a house for free? What will you do when the house is built but your family can't afford the money?"
Zhou Zhaoshi's nostrils were practically pointing to the sky. Thanks to Zhou Sanniang's cooking skills, her family was considered quite well-off. They weren't rich, but they had meat to eat every day, which led Zhou Zhaoshi to look down on the poor.
"Don't worry, you won't be shortchanged on the money. How much silver do I need to build five brick and tile houses?"
Fang Xiyue was used to being teased like this, but she would definitely teach the woman who said those words a lesson.
But she could only let it go since it was a man; she couldn't hit a man, or people would gossip about her.
“Miss Fang, please don’t argue with our ignorant daughter. The materials and labor for five brick houses will cost about a hundred taels of silver. Why not build five thatched huts instead?”
Zhou Sanniang was also thinking of Fang Xiyue. Building a brick house is not easy, and their family didn't even have a hundred taels of silver.
"Then I'll have to trouble Sister Zhou to help me build the house. I'll give you one hundred taels of silver to take care of the house construction. Let's go to the government office to draw up a contract. I'll give you thirty taels of silver as a deposit first."
Fang Xiyue wouldn't be foolish enough to give all one hundred taels of silver to Zhou Sanniang. What if they ran off with her money? Going to the government office to draw up a contract was the safest option.
"Alright, alright, leave this to my wife. She'll make sure it's sturdy and secure for you."
Zhou Zhao's expression changed immediately. This was a hundred taels of silver! She never thought the Fang family would have a day when they could turn their fortunes around.
"Let's go to the county government office now." Fang Xiyue got up and walked out, and Zhou Sanniang quickly followed.
Fang Xiyue didn't stay long after arriving at the county government office. She went to the money exchange and exchanged the hundred-tael silver notes for silver, giving Zhou Sanniang thirty taels.
She doesn't need to worry about what happens after that; tomorrow, Wednesday, her mother-in-law will bring people to her house to build a house.
After parting ways with Zhou Sanniang, Fang Xiyue went to the fabric shop to buy fabric for everyone in the family, thinking that her father would make clothes for each of them.
Fang Xiyue didn't intend to keep the seventy taels right now. It would probably take a month to build the five rooms, and she wanted to make money from money.
[System, is there anything I can do to earn money right now?]
Fang Xiyue herself has no cooking skills or culinary expertise. She has always worked for other people, so she doesn't know what she can do.
[Host, let's go to the mountains to find ginseng. I just detected a thousand-year-old ginseng on the mountain near Dahe Village. According to your local prices, it could sell for at least three thousand taels of silver.]
Yuanbao wouldn't let its host do hard or tiring work; it's easier to earn money through trickery.
"There are so many, then I'll go back now. It's still not too late to go back up the mountain."
It's only just past noon, there's still time to rush back up the mountain. She used to hunt in the mountains often, but she doesn't know ginseng, and even if she saw it, she wouldn't recognize it.
Back in the village, Fang Xiyue went home to get her tools, told her mother she was going up the mountain, and then left.
Fang Xiyue carried a bamboo basket on her back and a hoe in her hand as she headed up the mountain, following the direction Yuanbao had indicated.
It took them almost an hour to find the ginseng that Yuanbao had mentioned. If Yuanbao hadn't said that ginseng grew underground, she would have thought it was just a weed.
She dug carefully, because Yuanbao said that if the roots were broken, the price would be lower.
The entire digging process took about half an hour. Fang Xiyue wrapped the ginseng in a large leaf and put it into a bamboo basket.
Having achieved her purpose in coming to the mountain, Fang Xiyue turned back. Before she even reached the foot of the mountain, she saw two very plump pheasants strolling around.
Fang Xiyue felt that her luck had really turned around; she even managed to run into a pheasant.
She held her breath and quietly approached, then suddenly struck, the hoe flashing through the air and hitting the pheasant directly.
Fang Xiyue put the pheasant into a bamboo basket, placed the ginseng on top of the pheasant, and then put some wild vegetables on top of the basket to prevent others from seeing the pheasant in her basket.
Fortunately, she didn't encounter anyone along the way and returned home safely. She took the bamboo basket into the kitchen, where her father, Zhou Qing, was cooking dinner.
"Dad, look, I hunted a pheasant today. We'll stew one and eat it tonight."
Knowing that she would earn three thousand taels of silver tomorrow, Fang Xiyue felt that eating a chicken was not excessive at all.
But Zhou Qing didn't think so. Was this pheasant something they could eat? That was something only wealthy families ate. "Xi Yue, let's take this pheasant to town and sell it."
"Father, I saved the young master of the Xiao family today, and he gave me one hundred taels of silver." Fang Xiyue didn't intend to hide it, after all, the family was going to bring over the blue bricks tomorrow.
"What? One hundred taels?" Zhou Qing's mouth dropped open in shock, but it wasn't him who said it; it was Fang Hui who had just entered the kitchen.
"Daughter, you're not lying to your mother, are you? You really gave me a hundred taels?" Fang Hui just couldn't believe it.
“Really, I’ve already asked Zhou San Niang from town to build a house for us. Here are the remaining seventy taels after the deposit. Keep them and settle the bill with Zhou San Niang later.”
Although it would be safer for her to keep the money, she felt that her mother would feel more at ease with it.
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